Spare chair
February 14th, 2010
'Spare chair'
At last I’ve processed some of the photos of the chair I designed and made for the Alumni exhibition last year. The spare chair is lightweight in mass, design and use of materials. It is designed to be easily carried out onto the deck or anywhere it’s needed.
detail
Material is Tassie Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) and dyed nylon monofilament (ie fishing line).
The backrest supports are cantilevered through the seat frame and anchored to to back stretcher.
detail of back support
The supports are not glued to the seat frame so that the seat is free to flex to absorb stresses.
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1. Bob Easton | February 14th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
I have been admiring this chair in all the recent posts which feature it. It is beautiful!!!
Yet, I have not seen a view which answers one question I have. Do the uprights for the backrest pierce the frame of the seat?
It seems they would be too scant to support the stress of use unless supported by passing through the frame.
2. Mark | February 15th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Thanks Bob. Much appreciated! You’re right, the back supports pass through the frame so the backrest is effectively cantilevered. I’ve added another pic to the post to clarify the structure.
3. Bob Easton | February 15th, 2010 at 10:29 pm
Thanks for the extra photo. It sets the restless mind at ease.
Now, the restless body wants to sit in the beautiful chair.
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